Coalition to hear
from growth director
The State Road 200
Coalition will hold its
monthly meeting on Mon-
day, July 11, at the Collins
Health Resource Center,
building 300, suite 303, at
TimberRidge Medical
Park on Southwest 110th
Street, off State Road 200
in Ocala. The meeting be-
gins at 1 p.m., with re-
freshments available at
12:30.
The speaker will be
Marion County's Jimmy
Massey, director of growth
management, who will dis-
cuss changes that went
into effect July 1.
The meeting is open to
the public.
Re-districting meetings
scheduled for area
Two meetings have been
scheduled for neighboring
areas concerning re-dis-
tricting of state House and
Senate, and Congressional
seats.
These meetings are
scheduled for July 13 from
8 a.m. to noon at The Vil-
lages, Colony Cottage
Recreation Center, 510
Colony Blvd.; and July 13
from 6 to 9 p.m. at Santa
Fe College, Fine Arts Hall
northwest corner of cam-
pus, 3000 N.W 83rd St.
The website is
www. Floridaredistrict-
ing.org.

NEW PASTOR
NAMED AT
OCALA WEST

Ocala West United Methodist
Church has welcomed the Rev.
Alan Jefferson as its new pastor.
Page 22

With elementary and middle school
grades released last week, Marion County
Public Schools maintained its district-wide
"B" grade despite higher accountability
standards.
Marion County scored 510 points of 525
needed to score an "A"
This is the fifth year in a row Marion
County has earned a "B."
Last year, the district missed the "A' mark
by just 11 points and by just one point in
2008 and 2009. Marion County last earned
an "A' in 2006.
Districts receive points from Florida's
Department of Education for students
meeting high FCAT standards in reading,
math, writing, and science. The state grad-
ing formula also awards points for students
making learning gains in reading and math,
along with credit for the lowest quartile (25
percent) of students making learning gains.
The percentage of students tested is also
considered.
Three elementary schools made AYP, or
Adequate Yearly Progress, under "No Child
Left Behind." These schools met 100 per-
cent of all criteria - Dr. N.H. Jones, Ham-
mett Bowen, and Madison Street Academy
Only 10 percent of school statewide made
AYP

Oak Run parade

O0TOW celebrates

Veterans of five branches of the
service got to carry their flags
in a ceremony at Circle Square
Commons in On Top of the
World on Saturday, honoring
the Fourth of July.The military
song for each branch was
played. From the left are Jim
Chandler of the Navy; Steve
Kallas from the Army; Doug En-
sley from the Coast Guard; Ken
Greve from the Marine Corps
and Curt Seawell from the Air
Force. At the right, one plane
climbs out of formation in the
missing man honors as a flyover
entertained the crowd. More
photos on Page 24.
PHOTOS BY JIM CLARK

PHOTO BY RON RATNER

Oak Run held a parade Monday to celebrate the Fourth of July. Above, the Red Hat Mamas had a
brightly decorated golf cart. More photos on Pages 12-13.

Budget

hearings

to start

On a typical day, 11,000 cus-
tomers visit a Marion County Solid
Waste facility, drivers traverse
2,800 plus miles of Marion County
maintained roadways and nearly
30,000 residents receive water
through Marion County Utilities.
While county services such as
these are all-around us, residents
don't often have the opportunity to
take a front seat view of the budg-
ets that these departments oper-
ate from. Come mid-July, however,
residents will have a chance to
take a look inside the budgets that
run the various county services.
The Marion County Board of
County Commissioners holds
workshops each summer to review
and adjust departmental and con-
stitutional office budgets for the
upcoming budget year. Over the
course of a week and a half this
July, commissioners will meet
with and hear from every entity
that receives county funding from
traditional county departments to
the Clerk of the Court, Economic
Development Coalition and The
Centers.
This year's first week of budget
talks will kick off on Monday, July
11, and run through Friday, July
15. Sessions resume the following
week on Wednesday, July 20, and
will conclude on Thursday, July 21.
Sessions begin at 9 a.m. in the
McPherson Governmental Com-
plex Auditorium (601 S.E. 25th
Ave., Ocala) and are scheduled to
end at 5 p.m. After the workshop
series has concluded, commis-
PLEASE SEE BUDGET, PAGE 3

will evoke some
ervous laughter
from Oldss" - those over
70 - because the author's
dark vision of the future
rings all too true. When the
novel opens the national
debt has already surpassed
the national gross product.
The good news is that both
cancer and MS have been
cured.
But the downside of this
medical breakthrough is
that Oldss" are living
longer and longer and hog-
ging the dwindling na-
tional resources. And with
a plethora of rejuvenating
drugs, the Oldss" are sprier
and happier than ever.
None of this sits well with
the young people who are
picking up the tab and liv-
ing far below the geriatric
standards.

2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
By Albert Brooks

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And that's before a 9.1
earthquake levels Los An-
geles. When President
Matthew Bernstein prom-
ises that after the rebuild-
ing Los Angeles' best days
lie ahead, his nose doesn't
grow longer but he knows
he's lying. America is
broke.
Militia-type groups of
young terrorists are spring-
ing up, determined to dec-
imate the older population.
Even President Bernstein
confesses to a few insiders
that longevity has perhaps
gone too far and he prom-
ises his youthful con-
stituents that he'll try to
give them a fairer share.
Meanwhile, with mil-
lions of homeless roaming
the wasteland of LA, Bern-
stein has no choice but to
dispatch his comely Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Su-
sanna Colbert, to China to
beg for help.
The Chinese response is
terse and immediate: no
dice: "You are a bottomless
pit and we no longer feel
comfortable feeding it."
Still, another arrangement
might work-like China's
owning 50 percent of LA
Brooks serves up a vari-
ety of characters caught in
a number of ways in a
country too big to fail. Brad
Miller at 80 loses his condo
in LA and ends up on a

Truth to tell, as satire
"2030" misses the mark
largely because it's too long
- 375 pages. A good satire
should be a swift stab.
Even so, it will give readers
much to think about.

State Rep. Keith Perry speaks to Tea Party Solutions

On June 20, newly
elected Florida State Rep-
resentative, District 22,
Keith Perry addressed a
meeting of Tea Party Solu-
tions, Inc. to speak on the
2011 Florida State legisla-
tive session in Tallahassee.
He said that, in their fight
for smaller government
and reduced spending, he

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Four of those bills have
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form, teachers' salary
raises are to be based more
on merit than longevity
The taxpayer Bill of
Rights, modeled after the
Arizona bill, will be on the
ballot in the general elec-
tion.
Additionally, thirty-one
out of thirty-four bills ad-
dressing pro-business
deregulation have been
passed.
Rep. Perry praised Gov
Rick Scott for his continu-
ing efforts to bring new
business to Florida.
He cited employment re-
ports showing that the rate
of unemployment has been
going down for five consec-
utive months.
Although Perry is opti-
mistic about the future, he
predicts next year will be a
difficult one, especially in
the area of social issues.
He affirmed that this coun-
try was established as a
covenant with God and de-
votion to strong Christian
values, such as domestic
virtue, family, and commu-
nity
With nearly 50 percent of
children being born out of
wedlock, women struggling
as single parents, and men
without roots, the tradi-
tional family continues to
fade from American soci-
ety.
Rep. Perry said we are in
a battle for the soul of this
country
The Tea Party needs to
keep up the fight in educat-
ing and motivating citizens
across the country to sup-
port political candidates of
good moral character who
are dedicated to American
interests and our timeless
values and principles.

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called "The Sunset." Max
Leonard, a young terrorist,
is a mix of idealism and
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Friday, July 8, 2011 - 3

Hitting the right notes in Pun Alley

Dick
Frank

PUN

It started out as an air-
plane hangar at the
original Ocala airport.
For years it was an aban-
doned building. Then it
was remodeled into a
"home and garden center"
business. Now it is a music
venue for various famous
musical performers.
Shows at OTOW and Sil-
ver Springs add to the
music permeating our
area. It's no surprise that
some musical notes have
found their way to Pun
Alley
The Strauss family
The Strauss family fa-
ther and his son Andrew
were listening to some
classical music on the
radio.
When the announcer
mentioned that Oscar
Strauss wrote the piece,
Andrew asked if he was re-
lated to Johann.
The father said yes and
added that there were
quite a few other com-

posers of note in the
Strauss family as well. He
rattled off the names of Jo-
hann Jr., Eduard, Richard
and Josef.
The suddenly enlight-
ened Andrew replied,
"Hmmm, It must have
come from their genes."
The dad quickly re-
sponded, "No, The genes
came from Levi Strauss.
He wasn't into music. He
was just an old sew & sew,
but I believe he was in-
volved with a Singer."
Of course most of the
Strauss family lived in Aus-
tria but shortly after WWII,
Johann Jr. moved to Ger-
many to help rebuild the
infrastructure. He was the
creator of the Berlin Waltz
and also worked for a dry
cleaner that taught him to
iron curtains.
Winded
A man went to the doctor
because had pneumonia.
After an examination, the
doctor said, "You are a mu-
sician, I think, and play a
wind instrument?"
"Yes."
"That explains every-
thing. There's a distinct
straining of the lungs, and
the larynx is inflamed as
though by some abnormal
pressure. What instrument
do you play?"
"The accordion."
Mistaken identity
Two musicians were
walking down the street
when one said to the other,
"Who was that piccolo I
saw you out with last
night?"
The other replied, "That

was no piccolo, that was my
fife."
Half notes
She was continually
breaking into song much to
the dismay of others who
wished she would find the
key
"My daughter has
arranged a little piece for
the piano."
"Good! It's about time we
had a little peace."
If you are not afraid to
face the music, you may get
to lead the band some day
In 1896 the first music
patent was granted. The
man who received it said
he got it for a song.
Musicians need a leader
because they don't know
how to conduct them-
selves.
Some tine ago Lady Gaga
canceled her concert in
Paris because of the con-
tinued rioting there. As a
result, decent music lovers
started riots in major cities
across the world.
Rock music is frequently
played by those who are
stoned.
Listening to background
music while on hold made
him long for a chord-less
phone.
A guitarist was so
Baroque, he robbed a
music store and ran off
with the lute.
Sometimes jazz musi-
cians clothes wear out, and
then it's ragtime.
Telephony
A burglar broke into a
telephone products ware-
house and filled his bags
with various telephones

when he heard police
sirens getting near. He fled
to a nearby music hall
where a concert was going
on and hid among the horn
sections.
The police wandered
through, but were unable
to find him among the mu-
sicians. He fit right in, hav-
ing those sacks o' phones.
Do it
A down and out musician
was playing his harmonica
in the middle of a busy
shopping mall. Striding
over, a policeman asked,
"May I please see your per-
mit?"
"I don't have one," con-
fessed the musician.
"In that case, you'll have
to accompany me."
"Splendid!" exclaimed
the musician. "What shall
we sing?"
Wild Goose Chase
The area near the mouth
of the Suwannee River,
now a National Wildlife
Refuge, once had thou-
sands of wild geese. Euro-
pean demand for goose
feathers led to the killing of
the geese and shipping
their feathers from wharfs
on the river.
One dockworker put the
feathers in 100-pound bags.
When asked, "What do you
do for a living?" he replied,
"I weigh down upon the
Swannee River!"
Time for me to go on a
wild goose chase to see
what I can pack into the
Alley next time.

Dick and his wife Jane
live in Oak Run.

BUDGET
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

sioners will adopt a pro-
posed maximum millage
rate.
The current fiscal year's
countywide millage rate is
3.89, a level slightly lower
than the 2009-10 rate of 3.9
mills. A millage rate of 3.89
equates to $3.89 for each
$1,000 of taxable property
values, or $389 for a home
with a taxable value of
$100,000. The county's $574
million current fiscal year
budget (from all revenue
sources), pays for various
public services, including
Fire Rescue, EMS, roads,
Growth Management, li-
braries, Parks and Recre-
ation and many other
services. This money also
pays for indigent health
care and the local judicial
system as well as Marion
County's five constitutional
offices: the Sheriff's Office,
Clerk of the Court, Prop-
erty Appraiser, Supervisor
of Elections and Tax Col-
lector.

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Transformers
It wasn't hard to pick a
winner in Friday'sTrans-
former costume contest
outside the Marion The-
ater in downtown Ocala.
The threat of rain kept
everyone away except
-" Jackson Ryan, 5, of Marion
Oaks.The activities also
featured a show by Palm
Chevrolet, including this
Camaro.

Moose breakfast canceled
Because of a scheduled meeting, the Moose breakfast
is canceled. It will take place next Sunday, July 17.

Thursday July14
NARFE to meet
The National Association of Retired Federal Employ-
ees and their spouses of Chapter 2279 of Ocala will meet
at the Olive Garden Restaurant for lunch at 1 p.m on
Thursday, July 14, with a short meeting at 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 17
Moose breakfast is served
Every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon, a fantastic AUCE
breakfast buffet is served at one great price! Eggs, bacon,
sausage, ham, potatoes, biscuits with gravy, toast and
much more.
Everyone welcome! Come help support the mission of
the Moose.
The lodge is at 10411 S.W 110th St., one mile north of
the State Road 200 main entrance of Oak Run.
Phone is 352-854-2200.

Monday. July18
Legion Post to meet
The Ralph J. Green American Legion Post 354 will
hold its monthly meeting on Monday, July 18, at 1 p.m. in
the community room of the Sheriff's Brian Litz Build-
ing, 9048 S.W State Road 200.
Try to arrive early to enjoy light refreshments and
comradeship with fellow Veterans.
For more information, telephone Commander Fred
Pulis 352-854-9976.

Saturday Au 6
Stuff the Bus charity event
ChiropracticUSA of Jasmine will be hosting a charity
event to benefit Operation Stuff the Bus campaign for
Marion County on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be a Bounce House, water slide, basketball
toss, carnival games, food, spinal screenings, K Country,
raffles, and much more!! The event will be at 7668 S.W
60th Ave. #500.
One hundred percent of the proceeds will be going to
Stuff the Bus. There will be raffles of all sorts of mer-
chandise including a big screen TV, food certificates, spa
gift cards, oil changes, and much more. To enter into the
raffle you may do one of the following:
Purchase Tickets for $1 a ticket, $10 for 12 tickets, or
$20 for 25 tickets. You may also bring in school supplies
or hygiene items that will be priced matched and given
back in ticket value.
To participate in the kid friendly activities it is a $1 do-
nation. For food which will include grilled chicken,
beans, chips, a drink, and a cookie it will be a donation
of $3. (Once again all proceeds will be directly given to
Stuff the Bus).
For a full spinal screening, which will include digital
xrays, Semg, posture analysis, and chiropractic exam the
cost will be $10 and will again be a donation for Stuff the
Bus. You also will receive a full report of findings with
the doctor.

Peripheral Neuropathy group to meet
The next meting of the Ocala Peripheral Neuropathy
Support Group will be on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 10 a.m. at
the Marion County Sheriff's Brian Litz Building, 9048
S.W State Road 200.
The program for the morning will feature the showing
of The American Academy Of Neurology DVD titled: Di-
abetic Nerve Pain, A Guide For Patients and Families,
featuring Jerry Mathers star of "Leave it to Beaver".
Mathers suffers from Diabetic Nerve Pain.
Everyone, who is interested is invited to view this in-
formative DVD.
For more information please call Jack Koehler at 352-
861-1630.

Yoga at Sholom Park
Sholom Park Yoga, meets on the first Saturday of each
month, Southwest 80th Avenue, 2 12 miles north of State
Road 200. The next session will be on Saturday, Aug. 6 at
9 a.m. For further information call Ingrid Crane at 352-
854-7950.

Saturday.Aug. 13
St Jude sets flea market
St. Jude Catholic Community's fourth annual flea mar-
ket will be Saturday, Aug. 13, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.. on the
church grounds at 443 Marion Oaks Drive in Marion
Oaks. Donations of items in good condition are currently
being accepted. Anyone wishing to rent a table may do so
for $20. More information maybe obtained by calling Iris
at 352-307-0565.
Saturday.Aug. 20

Hard Rock Casino Trip
St. Jude Catholic Community is sponsoring another
bus trip to the Hard Rock Caf4 and Casino in Tampa on
Saturday, Aug. 20. Tickets are $30 per person. Each per-
son gets $25 returned for free play and a $5 food voucher.
The bus will leave the St. Jude parking lot at 9 a.m. and
return around 5 p.m. Please contact Ghislaine at 352-245-
9962 for more information and reservations.
Saturday. Sept 24
Church seeks vendors
The Church of the Advent, 11251 S.W State Road 200,
is holding its annual Trash to Treasure sale on Saturday
Sept 24, (rain date Oct. 1);
This will be outdoor event. Crafters, flea markets and
food vendors are invited to attend.
Space size will be 10 x 10 with many of them being in
the shade and rent for $15 each. Sale at 8 a.m. and last
until 2 p.m.
Call or Maryanne Brennan 352-454-6715 for registra-
tion form and other information.

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Call editor Jim Clark at
352-854-3986 or send by e-mail to
editor@smcitizen.com
Community news and photos must be received by Friday the week before
publication. Mail and photos may be left at the Citizen office in Kingsland
Plaza. All contributions are subject to editing for clarity, taste, and style.

tips from Marion County
Extension Service to help
keep your yard in tip-top
shape.
De-stress your grass
Your family doctor has
probably recommended
reducing your stress to im-
prove your health. Improve
D a v i d the health of your lawn by
H o I m e s watching for and reducing
stressors on your grass.
Mowing exerts stress on
)N your grass, but keeping the
mower blades sharpened
reduces it by cutting
cleanly and neatly A dull
blade produces a ragged
your lawn cut, increasing surface
ind landscap- area for moisture release
colorful in and causing grass to dry
ing hot sum- out faster. For a half-acre
sy task, espe- residential lawn, mower
the drought blades should be sharp-
e find our- ened three to four times
fencing now during the summer.
ing a healthy Resist the temptation to
L and flowers shear your grass to ground
re than just level in an attempt to mow
cated water- as little as possible. This
Read on for

places added stressors on
your grass and impairs root
development; the first cold
snap can severely damage
or kill such a lawn. Let St.
Augustine and Bahia grass
grow to four inches and cut
to three. Let Zoysia grass
grow to three inches and
cut to two.
Soil type and conditions
are also critical elements
that help determine the
health of your lawn. Sandy,
well-drained soils are
prevalent in central
Florida, and are prone to
drying out quickly, making
lawns especially suscepti-
ble to dry spells. Soil sur-
rounding homes is often
compacted by heavy equip-
ment during construction
and can affect grass growth
for years. Plants need oxy-
gen and compacted soil
has little pore space,
meaning little oxygen. You
may need to use an aerator
(a garden tool that perfo-

rates the ground) to en-
hance oxygen content.
Not too late for flowers
Want to add fancy flora to
your yard? Attract butter-
flies? Edge boring beds
and borders with splashes
of color? It's not too late!
Though March through
May is the usual time to
plant summer annuals in
central Florida, try this
short list of plants that can
still thrive through late
summer if planted soon.
Vinca: Flowers: white,
purple, pink and lavender.
Height: one to two feet.
Space: about two feet
apart in well-drained soil.
Will re-seed and come
back year after year.
Penta: Flowers: red,
pink, lavender, white and
purple.
Height: two to three feet.
Space: a few feet apart.
Attracts butterflies.
Gerbera daisy
Flowers: white, red, or-

ange, yellow, salmon and
pink.
Height: six inches.
Space: one foot apart.
Set plants in the ground
so that the crown is slightly
above the soil.
Dahlberg daisy
Flowers: bright yellow.
Height: low-growing.
Space: about a foot
apart.
Cupflower
Flowers: white, blue-vio-
let and purple.
Height: six inches to a
foot.
Meet the author
David Holmes is the di-
rector of UF/IFAS Marion
County Extension Service,
a cooperation between the
University of Florida and
Marion County He leads 10
faculty members and over-
sees the administration of
the Southeastern Live-
stock Pavilion. Currently
he serves as an ex-officio
on the Marion County

Farm Bureau Board, is a
delegate on the City of
Ocala Tree Commission
and is on the University of
Florida Faculty Senate.
Holmes specializes in com-
mercial horticulture, pro-
viding diagnostic
assistance to nurseries and
landscapers for woody or-
namentals, trees and turf.
He also serves as the pesti-
cide licensing trainer for
Marion County

Need a gardening guru?
Marion County Exten-
sion agents and volunteer
Master Gardeners are
available to assist you with
everything garden-related,
from a problem plant to a
vexing vegetable crop. Call
352-671-8400 for informa-
tion or get even more gar-
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County Connection. Sub-
scribe at wwwmarion-
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Cruise away your caregiving worries by winning this local contest

If you or someone you know is a de-
voted family caregiver, you understand
the stress that comes with caring for a
senior loved one each day That's why res-
idents of Marion County are invited to
nominate deserving family caregivers- or
themselves - for the opportunity to win a
free, five-day cruise.
The local Home Instead Senior Care�
office is sponsoring the cruise for one ex-
ceptional caregiving hero and guest. To
enter, submit a brief story which details

why the nominated individual deserves to
win. Nominations can be submitted on-
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mailed to Home Instead Senior Care, 1411
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Entries will be accepted through Sept. 15,
2011.
The winner will be announced on Oct.
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The five-night, six-day Caregiver Stress
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from Fort Lauderdale, with stops in Be-
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activities and programs specifically de-
signed for family care providers including
speakers and events.
"We know that caring for an aging loved
one can be a rewarding experience, but it
also can be very stressful," said Jim
Samuelson, owner of the Home Instead
Senior Care office that serves Marion
County "That's why we're happy to spon-

sor this contest, which will give a deserv-
ing family caregiver a much needed
break"
The contest is open to any nominee who
is a resident of Marion County, FL, 18
years of age or older, and providing non-
professional care for a senior adult 65
years or older.
For more information about the Care-
giver Stress Management Cruise or Home
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Five of our residents
were proud to be
part of the 104 veter-
ans, escorts, doctors, para-
medics and volunteers who
went on the June 14 Ocala
Honor Flight to Washing-
ton, D.C. They are: Al Bon-
danza (U.S. Army Air
Force), Ken Hall (U.S.
Army Artillery), Bob Kre-
mer (U.S. Army Air Corps.),
Walter Heller (U.S. Army
Infantry), and Freeman
Taylor (U.S. Army Air
Force).
The one-day, round trip
included visits to see the
World War II Veterans Me-
morial, Korean War Memo-
rial and Lincoln Memorial
and to see the changing of
the guard at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery The men
swapped stories of their
experiences during the
war, and the camaraderie
was evident, as they soon
realized some were sta-
tioned at the same base, at

the same time. "It was
quite a trip," said Bob Kre-
mer. "To see the memorials
was just amazing."
Free Seminar and Lunch
Barbara Shoop from the
National Cremation Soci-
ety will present a free in-
formational seminar on
Thursday, July 14, at 11
a.m. in the Lifestyle Center.
Topics to be discussed are:
preplanning options, veter-
ans' benefits, worldwide
travel protection and inter-
est-free financing. Tickets
are $1 each, which will be
refunded to you at the door
the day of the seminar. The
seminar includes a light
lunch and free raffle. You
may purchase tickets in
the Activities Office on
Monday between noon
and 2 p.m. and Fridays be-
tween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Osteoporosis Health
Care
On July 19, at 9:30 a.m.
after the Tuesday morning
Social, Mr. Doug Nagel
from Amedisys Home
Health Care will speak to
us about osteoporosis. Os-
teoporosis is the most com-
mon metabolic bone
disease in the USA. This
disease is considered the
"silent thief." Why? Mr.
Nagel will answer that
question, as well as discuss
the history of osteoporosis,
its causes and risk factors,
when to screen for it and
the therapies for it. It's
never too late - or too
early - to do something

about osteoporosis. Take a
few minutes out of your
day on Tuesday to find out
how you can take steps to
keep your bones strong
and healthy throughout
your life.
Bloodmobile here on
July 20
Mark your calendar for
Wednesday, July 20. That's
the day the Bloodmobile
will be in the Lifestyle Cen-
ter parking lot from 7 a.m.
to 1 p.m. The sign-up sheet

is on the Activity Wall in
the Lifestyle Center, but
walk-ins are always wel-
come. There are only 50
time slots available, so sign
up soon.
Remember, you can do-
nate blood even if you have
high blood pressure, are
diabetic, and you only
need be cancer-free for
one year. Ask if you are eli-
gible to donate via ALYX,
the state-of-the art auto-
mated blood collection sys-

tem, allowing you to safely
and comfortably donate
two units of red cells in just
one visit. Your blood dona-
tion will benefit Florida's
Blood Centers, which is the
only blood bank that serves
Marion County hospitals.
Please register with Pat
Wurst in the lobby of the
Lifestyle Center on
Wednesday morning. We
hope to see you there!
Travel News
Make your reservations

now for the trip to Ed
Fletcher's Early Bird Din-
ner Theater in Clearwater
on Sept. 17 to see the
wacky and wild play Lead-
ing Ladies. This is an all-
inclusive afternoon of fun,
food and entertainment.
Bus leaves Ocala at 8:30
a.m. and returns at 5:30
p.m. Tickets are $66 -
check the Travel Board for
more information.
PLEASE SEE LANDING, PAGE 7

!ATTENTION ALL GOLFERS!

Our Golf Shoe Store next door, is going to
TRIPLE in size soon. First, we must create space by
liauidatina evervthina in the Golf Club Store.

LANDING
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
Oct. 12 to15 are the dates of the 4 day/3
night trip to Key West. Package includes
round-trip motor coach to Fort Myers and
evening at the Seminole Casino
Immokalee with $30 free play and a $5
food voucher; boat transportation on the
Key West Express to Key West where you
will enjoy two nights at the Key West
Hotel and two day Trolley Pass with
on/off. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime
experience. For more details, please see
the flyer posted on the Travel Board.
Start planning your winter vacation
now. Join us from Jan. 22 to 26, 2012, on
the Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Sen-
sation and cruise to the Bahamas. This 5
day/4 night trip departs from Port
Canaveral and sails to Freeport and Nas-
sau. Details are posted on the Travel
Board.
If you are interested in any of the above
trips, please refer to the flyers posted on
the Travel Board in the Lifestyle Center
or call 352-237-7152 for more information.
All trips will become available to the gen-
eral public if space allows.
Charity Crafters: a blessing for many
They knit, they crochet, they quilt and
they sew. They are the Marion Landing
Charity Crafters. Elaine Frey, Ann Gillin,
Olga Mehinovich, Evelyn Olsen, Noella
Salas and Pat Wurst meet every Monday

at 1 p.m. to discuss their projects, share
their ideas and collaborate on the club's
latest endeavors. All the items the ladies
expertly craft are donated to local chari-
ties, such as Shands Hospital-Pediatrics,
Hospice and Oakwood Nursing Center, to
name a few. Their mission is "to supply
useful items to facilities currently serving
Ocala's neediest." In fact, the Charity
Crafters were named Marion Landing's
"Volunteer Group of the Year" for 2010.
The crafters just completed putting the
finishing touches on a quilt to be donated .
to the Salvation Army. "People are really . *,7'-l
appreciative," said Olga Mehinovich; and "
according to Ann Gillin, "We have re- \ \'\--
ceived so many thank you's (from these or-
ganizations) that we have filled two scrap '
books."
Donations of material, yarn and notions -
are gratefully accepted and may be
dropped off in the wicker basket inside
the craft room in the Lifestyle Center.
"Personal toiletries are also needed by
these organizations," said Ann, "so if -,-
you're going on vacation, bring home the
free samples from the hotels. You can be
sure they will be put to good use to help - i
those in need."
Any resident who wishes to join this
name to the Activities Office or stop by the
craft room on Mondays at 1 p.m.
Diane Bress is Marion Landing's Activ- Marion Landing Charity Crafters are, from left, Ann Gillin, Evelyn Olsen, Noella
cities Coordinator Salas, Pat Wurst and Olga Mehinovich.

Citizen,
PUBLISHER: GERRY MULLIGAN
REGIONAL MANAGER: JOHN PROVOST
EDITOR: JIM CLARK
"In a free society a community newspaper must be a forum
for community opinion."

OUR VIEW

Save the theater,

but don't push it
There are a lot of people who like to go to the
movies. We can see the advantage of having a the-
ater downtown in Ocala, where people can par-
ticipate in the activities on and around the square and
take in a show.
The Marion Theater has a group that is trying to revi-
talize it, and they're working hard to get it done.
A little while ago it was a "Pirates of the Caribbean"
theme timed to match the opening of a film, and it was
a rousing success. With pirates "invading" Magnolia Av-
enue, complete with thunderous roars of a cannon that
made you wonder if the old buildings could take the vi-
brations, the area was turned into an impromptu festi-
val for hundreds of people.
Then a couple of weeks ago came the opening of "Cars
2." There were some vehicles from the movie and a lot
of others planned, but a storm that could only be de-
scribed as a monsoon swept over the area shortly be-
fore the 4 p.m. starting time, and that held the crowd
down considerably
Fast forward to last week and "Transformers." Again,
some rain hit the area just before 4, but this time it
wasn't nearly as devastating as the week before. But
when 6 o'clock rolled around for the costume judging,
only one entrant could be found.
Let us say that he might have won anyway, because he
looked great, but there were no others to compete in
the "contest."
It made us wonder if perhaps the theater people are
overdoing it a bit. The novelty wore off after the pirates,
and it hasn't been the same since.
Entertainment was limited in the "old" days. Televi-
sion was a few fuzzy channels, and even videotapes
hadn't been invented. So the movies was a great way to
have fun, but people only went when there was a pic-
ture they wanted to see.
Things have changed over the years, and now it's too
easy to get films on DVDs or on cable. So some feel
there have to be glitzy shows and attractions to get peo-
ple to come.
There are, however, just a few things that will draw
the people into this theater, just like in the old days -
good films, reasonable prices, comfortable seating and
convenient free parking. Make sure all that is put to-
gether, and you probably will get people to come out.
So keep up trying to get people to the theater, but
don't go wild with the promotions, and certainly, don't
plan too many of them for 4 o'clock on a summer after-
noon. At that time you're either going to get heat or rain,
and a lot of people would rather stay home in their air
conditioning than fight that battle.

Tact is say-
ing nasty
things in the
nicest way.

COMMENTARY

The case against Casey falls apart

Now that the "trial of the
century" (another one) is
over, we can look back
and see how the verdict evolved.
From my view, this was a botched
prosecution from the start.
Consider how it began, with
numerous witnesses who were
friends and acquaintances of
Casey Anthony and workers from
nightclubs, including "shot girls."
The prosecutors spent a week
or so in this type of testimony,
and when it was going on I
thought to myself, "Is this the
best that they've got?" They're in
trouble." All of this behavior was
after the fact and was supposed
to give the jury a look at the
moral aspect of Casey's life. But
none of it linked her to the death.
That's what the defense called
speculation and innuendo, and
that was correct.
Remember there was also talk
that the meter man who discov-
ered the body had tried to call
police earlier, but was rebuffed.
If that's true, how much physical
forensic evidence was lost over
those four months that the re-
mains lay in the swampy area?
Then came the long, drawn out
forensic testimony, nearly all of
which was rebutted by the de-
fense. It showed forensic "ex-
perts" criticizing each other's
findings, which probably led the
jury to not believe any of them.
In the end, it was the lack of a
murder weapon, the lack of a lo-
cation, the lack of a time of death
that did the prosecution in. No
jury is going to send someone to
the death chamber without some

concrete evidence.
Watching the reactions after-
ward was enlightening about
how little some people know
about the courts. One woman
nearly screamed into the micro-
phone, "Was this jury watching
the same trial I was?" Well, no
ma'am, they weren't. The jury
wasn't hearing all the "analysis"
that was going on during each re-
cess. The jury wasn't exposed to
the nasty comments of Nancy
Grace every night for the entire
trial. All it heard was the actual
testimony, without the editorial
comments.
Finally, there came the closing
summations. The defense won
this, hands down. The prosecutor
spoke first, and he was a disaster.
He read from notes, constantly
turning the pages, making very
little eye contact with the jury,
and exhibited nervousness by
taking a swallow of bottled water
every couple of minutes. He
seemed to be speaking from the
notes, not from the heart.
Then came the defense, and
Jose Baez did a masterful job. He
spoke with very few notes, in-
stead focusing on the jury and
engaging the jury in a one-sided
conversation. He appeared at
ease and spoke with passion.

The prosecution rebuttal came
the next day, and everyone said
it was an advantage for the state,
but it didn't seem that way The
jury just wanted to get going and
probably didn't care about lis-
tening to more legalese from the
attorneys.
There were those who criti-
cized the speed (11 hours) of the
verdict. I wonder if these people
were ever on a jury I was on a
DUI case once, and we went into
the jury room, chose a foreman
(for some reason they chose me)
and I called for a vote to see
where we stood. The vote was 6-
0 guilty, so after only 15 minutes,
we were done. There really
wasn't anything to discuss.
This may have been the same
thing. With seven counts to go
through, it would seem that there
was agreement the first time
around on most of them. People
said they didn't call for more tes-
timony to be read to them or for
longer looks at the evidence, but
if they're all in agreement from
the get-go, why bother?
No one likes to see Casey go
into party mode, or possibly reap
huge profits from movie and
book deals, but that's the way the
system works. If she did it, and
remember, she was found not
guilty (not "innocent"), then
she'll have to answer to a higher
power some day That's when the
truth will all come out .. .no jury
verdict needed.
Jim Clark is the editor of the
South Marion Citizen. He can
be reached at editor@smciti-
zen.com or at 352-854-3986.

Just what we need, a cheerleader in chief

A recent guesstimate of the
number of civilian employ-
S AJees working for the federal
government is around 2.6 mil-
lion. It's not unreasonable to as-
sume more than two and a half
million employees should be
able to keep track of how trillions
of federal dollars are being
spent.
Bad assumption! Frequent
news stories reveal Washington
loses track of billions every year.
However, according to the White
House there's new hope. Just re-
cently the president appointed
VP Joe Biden to cheerlead all de-
partments and agencies to spend
more responsibly Really! Rah!
Rah! Rah!
Because of errors and frauds,
Washington wrongly paid out
$125 billion last year, up from
$110 billion the year before.
Even inefficiency and thievery
suffer inflation.
In 2009, Social Security made
$6.5 billion in overpayments. It's
an annual occurrence - partly
fraud and partly errors. The 2010
total isn't available yet. They're
still counting.
Similarly, after 30 years of pay-
ing bogus claims and getting
scammed by hospitals, doctors,
and hustlers, estimated at $60
billion a year, Medicare has an-
nounced plans to use high-tech

Jim Flynn
Columnist

screening to head off fraud - not
with their own employees of
course. They awarded a $77 mil-
lion contract to defense contrac-
tor Northrop Grumman. Don't be
surprised if they hire additional
personnel to oversee the
Northrop contract.
A few months ago the Govern-
ment Accountability Office (GAO)
revealed that Congress is fund-
ing 342 economic development
programs, 47 job training pro-
grams, 80 transportation assis-
tance programs for the poor and
disabled, 90 child development
programs, 82 programs to im-
prove teacher quality, and 2100
computer data centers, five times
as many as they had ten years
ago. GAO didn't reveal how many
bureaucrats work in those over-
lapping programs.
Since 2008 the president has
been increasing the number of
IRS employees because they've
been getting more successful at
chasing cheaters. For 2012 the
president proposes to add five

thousand more IRS employees,
plus another twelve hundred to
begin administering his new
health care plan - or is it the
other way around?
Federal employee attitudes
have been influenced by decades
of wild spending by Congress.
Why should lower level employ-
ees stick their necks out when
elected officials continue to vote
greedy, wasteful, and corrupt
projects? Every program has
protectors - congressmen, com-
mittee chairpersons, high level
bureaucrats, and influential lob-
byists.
A sampling of nonsensical
spending by Congress includes
three quarters of a million dol-
lars to study gas emissions by
dairy cows and a hundred and
seventy five million to maintain
buildings the VA never uses, in-
cluding a monkey house. Those
are just two of a long list of lax
and loony projects that federal
employees have to administer
with straight faces.
Congress fears it may lose
power if it gives up reckless
spending. The Cheerleader-in-
chief wants to spend, spend,
spend but appear frugal in order
to get re-elected. And the nation
is in deep financial difficulty
Rah-Rah-Rah? All together now:
Boo! Hiss! Boo!

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Friday, July 8, 2011 - 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This day sets us apart
As I sit here in anticipa-
tion of Independence Day,
I realize that this is the day
that sets the United States
apart from the rest of the
world, this is the day that
makes us so unique.
Our founding fathers
were so wise to develop
our government as a re-
public and not a democ-
racy Let us take a look at
the difference between
them. A democracy is the
rule by the majority (as in
mob rule). This type of gov-
ernment always turns to
oligarchy which is the rule
by a few elites. This form of
government never last long
because it usually winds
up in chaos with people
looking to the very govern-
ment that created the
chaos to fix it.
A republic on the other
hand is a small government
with limited powers as set
forth by the law of the land.
In our case this is the Con-
stitution and the Bill of
Rights. If people would not
only read the Constitution
but the Federalist Papers
they would educate them-
selves on what a wonderful
legacy the founding fathers
have given us.
Here is a few quotes
from the founders:
'July 4th ought to com-
mutate as a day of deliver-
ance by solemn acts of

devotion to almighty God."
John Adams
"The highest glory of
Revolution was this: it con-
nected in on indissoluble
bond this privies of Christi-
anity" John Quincy
Adams.
"Let us not forget the re-
ligious character of our ori-
gins." Daniel Webster"
Finally the words of
Ronald Reagan "If we for-
get that we are a nation
under God than we are a
nation gone under."
In closing I ask that
while celebrating the birth
of our nation, please pray
that America remains a
Republic as I fear that we
are quickly becoming an
oligarchy as our Constitu-
tion is being shredded on a
daily basis, our schools are
no longer educating but in-
doctrinating and our
morals, churches, and fam-
ilies are eroding quickly
Our country needs
everyone's prayers.
LPE Miller
Ocala
We are broke
America is broke, folks.
Broke, broke.
Embed that fact onto
your brain.
You can yell and scream
all you want about whether
something is an entitle-
ment, or, an investment.
There is no money for ei-

their. You cannot get blood
from a turnip, nor, money
from an empty fund.
The time for yelling and
screaming is long past.
This should have been
done when our illustrious
government began to raid
the funds from the SS piggy
bank.
The government wasted,
excuse me: spent, all our
SS money There are no
funds. They smashed the

piggy bank to smithereens.
Not only has the govern-
ment raped the SS system,
but the financial funds of
every stripe.
How are you living on
your stock funds, your
money market funds, and
CDs? Living high on the
hog? How far is that .01
percent taking you?
Last month I received
one whole cent interest on
my checking account. I am

salting that straight into my
retirement account. Some
day the interest on it may
save my life.
Joke.
Nanny is broke. The gov-
ernment cannot pay any-
one anything. Get it?
The government must
stop spending. Pay off its
credit cards, and shred
them.
"We the people" must
pay attention henceforth.

Keep bureaucrats on a
very short leash. They can-
not be trusted. You see
where trust has gotten us,
thus far.
Our inattention has
brought us a gigantic
headache. Anyone have an
aspirin big enough, or a
couple extra trillion to
spare? I have .01, I might
consider contributing.
D.I. Larson
Ocala

HOW THEY VOTED

Confirmation of Leon E.
Panetta to be Secretary of
Defense
Vote Confirmed (100-0)
Current CIA Director
Leon E. Panetta was con-
firmed to be the next Sec-
retary of Defense. Panetta
succeeds Secretary Robert
Gates, who is retiring at the
end of June.
Sen. Bill Nelson voted
YES
Sen. Marco Rubio voted
YES
Rep. Cliff Stearns voted
YES
Jobs and Energy Permit-
ting Act of 2011
Vote Passed (253-166, 12
Not Voting)
This House bill would
require the EPA to com-
plete action within six
months on air pollution
permit applications for off-

changes to the patent sys-
tem. The Senate passed its
version of the bill in March
2011. Negotiators will
likely meet this summer to
work out a compromise
bill. The administration
has expressed support for
the House bill.
Rep. Rich Nugent voted
YES
Rep. Cliff Stearns voted
YES
Rep. Daniel Webster
voted NO
Authorizing the limited
use of the United States

Armed Forces in support
of the NATO mission in
Libya
Vote Failed (123-295, 13
Not Voting)
The House rejected a
resolution that would have
authorized the use of U.S.
military force in Libya for
one year.
Rep. Rich Nugent voted
NO
Rep. Cliff Stearns voted
NO
Rep. Daniel Webster
voted NO
PLEASE SEE VOTED, PAGE 10

occasionally, I hear
about somebody ob-
jecting to prayer.
Usually, it is somebody who
has no idea what he or she
is talking about. It must be
a slow news day when the
media highlights this as
one of their news stories. I
guess nothing else is going
on in the world demanding
our attention. However,
when someone suggests
praying in public some-
body always rises in open

protest. After all, every-
body knows how dangerous
prayer really is.
Recently, a high school
graduate wanted to in-
clude in her baccalaureate
speech a prayer for her fel-
low graduates. I thought it
was a rather nice gesture
on her part. But certain
people got wind of this and
a nasty roar rose to the
highest heavens. Certainly,
public prayer is a violation
of our constitutional rights,
or so the objection went.
Freedom of speech, obvi-
ously, covers everything
but prayer, particularly
prayer to the Christian
God.
If I know anything about
high school graduates, they
need all the prayer they
can get. After all, our gov-
ernment is not doing them
any favors lately If I were
graduating from high
school this year, I would
want all the help I could
get, including prayer. Most
of them do not have a
prayer of a chance of get-
ting a job upon graduation.

VOTED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9

To limit the use of funds to support NATO Operation
Unified Protector with respect to Libya
Vote Failed (180-238, 13 Not Voting)
The House rejected this bill that would have defunded
U.S. military involvement in NATO activities in Libya.
U.S. participation would have been restricted to support
operations such as intelligence, surveillance, and search
and rescue.
Rep. Rich Nugent voted NO
Rep. Cliff Stearns voted NO
Rep. Daniel Webster voted NO
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Certain people banter
this notion of separation of
church and state, which
had never entered the
freedom loving minds of
our forefathers. If anybody
would take the time to read
it carefully, our forefathers
did not want the govern-
ment to weld any influence
over any church in this
country Unlike Europe
from which they fled, there
was to be no state church
in America. Now, we have
it backward and the gov-
ernment is trying to influ-
ence religion in our
country They can't even
balance a budget, yet they
want to balance my spiri-
tual life.
If you ask me, the biggest
religion in our country is
politics. If you do not think
it is a religion, then care-
fully think again. Politics
has all the accoutrements
of religion right down to
kissing someone's ring for
some blessing. I think they
call that lobbying. Every
politician has a list of do's
and don't, which, of
course, changes depending
on what audience he is
talking to at the time. Then
there is that St. Francis of
Assisi smile that all politi-
cians have perfected.
Someone recently said to

me, "I don't believe in reli-
gion." I am not quite sure
what he meant by that
statement, and I am quite
sure he did not know what
he meant. All I can think of
is somebody used that
word in his presence and,
like an infant hearing a
word for the first time, goes
around saying it, usually
out of context. Some pon-
tificate the idea that they
are absolutely nonreli-
gious. Of course, no such
creature has ever walked
on the face of God's earth.
Those who boast of being
nonreligious are ab-
solutely religious in propa-
gating their
non-religiousness. You will
not find a more faithful
congregation of people
than those who claim to be
nonreligious. If Christians
were as religious as some
of these nonreligious peo-
ple, the church would be
exploding today
Every person born of
woman worships some-
thing or someone. If we do
not worship God, we are
going to worship some-
thing else and some even
go as far as to worship
themselves. I think God
Himself chuckles at this
last category Imagine,
somebody actually wor-

shipping himself.
Prayer is one of those
things that come natural to
a person. Even those who
do not pray on a regular
basis will pray when they
get into trouble. They may
not pray to God. They pray
to somebody or something,
which is the absurdity of it
all.
I find it rather amusing,
but sad, that most people
do not know whom they are
praying to. Everybody, if
they have a sober and hon-
est moment, recognizes
that there is a power be-
yond them. If they do not
recognize such a power,
they assume they are that
power.
Those who do not recog-
nize God have become a
god unto themselves. I
have often wondered how
these people pray to them-
selves. So, to help them out
as much as possible, I have
come up with a prayer for
those who believe they are
in fact God.
"I am my own father, hal-
lowed be my name. My
kingdom come, my will be
done, on earth as it is in my
dreams. I give myself this
day my daily bread, and I
foreclose on all my debts,
as I have eluded my
debtors. And I go right into

temptation, because I re-
ally enjoy evil. For mine is
the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for as
long as I say so. Amen."
It must be nice to pray to
yourself. I would not know,
because I have never tried
it. I have given myself a
good talking to, but that
sure is not prayer.
The Bible says a lot
about prayer. Some of my
favorite quotes are, "Pray
without ceasing" (1 Thessa-
lonians 5:17 KJV), "Is any
among you afflicted? let
him pray" (James 5:13a
KJV), "Praying always with
all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perse-
verance and supplication
for all saints" (Ephesians
6:18 KJV).
For me, the question is
never to pray or not to pray
I enjoy my daily time of
prayer with my Father
which art in heaven.
The Rev James L. Sny-
der is pastor of the Family
of God Fellowship, 1471
Pine Road, Ocala, FL
34472. He lives with his
wife, Martha, in Silver
Springs Shores. Call him at
352-687-4240 or e-mail
jamessnyder2@attnet. The
church website is
www. whatafellowship., com.

St. Jude Catholic Community
The Bereavement Group for those grieving the loss of
a loved one will meet on Tuesdays July 12 and July 26 at
1 p.m. Meetings are open to anyone in the community
with a need to share their feelings of grief. Please call
the church office at 352-347-0154 prior to each meeting
you plan to attend. Creole Masses for the Haitians in our
community are celebrated every second and fourth Sun-

day of the month at 5 p.m. The next dates are July 10 and
July 24. Classes for Spanish as a second language are in
recess for the summer.

Countryside Presbyterian
The Rev Michael Weller will be the guest preacher at
the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, July 10, at
Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 S.W Highway
200, Ocala. Rev Weller Is our Missionary serving the
Horn of Africa.
The public is invited and for further information,
please call the church office at 352-237-4633.
Countryside Presbyterian Church provides Christian
Ministry to residents of TimberRidge Nursing and Re-
habilitation Center, 9848 S.W 110th St., Ocala and holds
bimonthly worship services.
If you have a loved one, or friend at the TimberRidge
Center you are invited to attend our next service on Sat-
urday, July 23 at 10:15 a.m.

Joy Lutheran
Joy Lutheran Church will hold its vacation Bible
school from July 18 to 22 from 9 a.m. to noon. All children
from 5 years of age through fifth grade are encouraged to
attend and join the fun.
This year the theme for vacation Bible school is
"Hometown Nazareth." This small dusty town, where
Jesus lived many centuries ago has a population of 500,
now today there are approximately 60,000 people living
there. This program will take the children back to those
days when transportation was by donkey and water was
drawn from a well. The children will meet Jesus' mother,
Mary, and hear stories of Jesus' boyhood, how he grew
and lived. They will learn about Jesus' life in Nazareth
through crafts, songs and games that the children in an-
cient Nazareth learned and played.
Registration for vacation Bible school is available dur-
ing the month of June at the church office. For further
information contact the church office at 352-854-4509 ext.
221. Joy Lutheran Church is at 7045 S.W 83rd Place at
State Road 200, Ocala.
Our Redeemer Lutheran
VBS at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at 5200 S.W
State Road 200, Ocala, will be Monday, July 18 through
Friday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to noon
All children ages 4 to those entering the 7th grade are
invited to attend this fun-filled week The theme for this
week is "Big Jungle Adventure," a faith journey with
Jesus. Please call the church at 352-237-2233 to pre reg-
ister.
Church of the Advent
The Church of the Advent, 11251 S.W Highway 484,
Dunnellon will be presenting its VBS from Aug. 8-12.
Children ages 4 to 11 are invited to attend this free pro-
gram.
Are your kids ready to sink their teeth into big fun.
That's just what they'll do at "Take the plunge and make
a splash with Jesus," where fearless kids shine God's
light.
Take the Plunge VBS is filled with incredible Bible
learning that kids see, hear, touch and even taste!
Bible Point crafts, team-building games, cool Bible
songs and tasty treats are a few of the Take the Plunge
VBS activities that help faith flow into real life.
To register your child, call the church at 352-465-7272
or Mrs. Florence at 352-566-6934.

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the Clubhouse on Tuesday,
July 19, between 7:30 a.m.
and noon.
Singles dinner
July 10 at Chili's, July 17
at Logan's, July 24 at Beef
O'Brady and July 31 at Out-
back.
Trivia Night
Nanc y Trivia night will be
Archer Wednesday, July 20, at 7
p.m.
Come out and test your
knowledge against your
OOD neighbors. Cost $1 per per-
son for prize money
Lemonade and popcorn
available.
Garden Club
ias in July The Garden Club meets
1 be Satur- Wednesday, July 20, at 11
S10a.m. to2 a.m.
vill be the Democratic Club
e sale, and The next Cherrywood
raffles. Democratic Club meeting
dendar is July 15 at 2 p.m. in the
pneumonia Clubhouse card room. Re-
iven on Fri- freshments will be served.
m 1 to 3 p.m. We are most fortunate to
have as our special guest
g Red Bus Barbara Fitos. She has an
[esday, July extensive knowledge of the
ep in mind banking industry and is a
critical need former county commis-
rion County sioner and is well versed in
heroes " who politics and she will be
ne out to able to advise us on our fu-
e very much ture actions.
This month we shall be
)od is a big discussing the state of the
ving gifts to U.S. Economy The Finan-
rion County cial Crisis Inquiry Com-
r helping to mission Report places the
your neigh- blame on 1) Wall Street
in Marion Bankers. 2) Regulations. 3)
Government Officials and
n appoint- even 4) Home Owners, all
nche Porch share the blame.
or come to The Commission con-

cluded that the crisis was
avoidable and was caused
by:-
1) Widespread failure of
financial regulation.
2) The Federal Reserve
to stem the tide of toxic
mortgages.
3) Excessive borrowing
and risk by households and
Wall Street.
4) Systemic breaches of
accountability and ethics.
Now there are 26 million
Americans out of work.
Nearly $11 trillion in
household wealth van-
ished. The collateral dam-
age has been real people
and real communities.
The collapse of the hous-
ing bubble triggered the
2008 collapse. At the same
time financial service
firms constituted an in-
creasingly disproportion-
ate part of the U.S.
economy, 27 percent of all
corporate profits in the
U.S. compared with 15 per-
cent in 1980.
We ask that you remem-
ber our young people serv-
ing our country and if you
are able to make a dona-
tion toward their needs
you may do so through our
secretary to active service

personnel in Afghanistan
and Iraq. Your donation
will be gratefully appreci-
ated.
Remember that we are
proud Americans and
proud to be Democrats. We
look forward to the future
with hope and pride in our
country God bless Amer-
ica.
Voter registration cards
are available, so if you
know of anyone that is not
registered or wishes to
change party affiliation, we
are able to make the
changes.
The Cherrywood Demo-
cratic Club meets on the
third Friday of each month
at 2 p.m. in the Clubhouse
card room. Harriet
Scarpino, the president,
can be reached at 352-873-
9955.
Nancy Archer and her
daughter Christine of
Cherrywood have lived
here for 13 years and
enjoy writing for the Citi-
zen each week. Please try
to get the news to me on
Thursday at my new e-
mail address: blue-
jay10453@live.com. See
you next week.

Daily Dinner Features
Monday - Fried Pork Chops with choice of two vegetables
Tuesday - Butter Baked Chicken with choice of two vegetables
Wednesday - Broccoli Cheddar Chicken with choice of two vegetables
Thursday - Turkey n' Dressing with choice of two additional vegetables
All-Day Weekend Features
Friday Fish Fry - 11 am to Close
Choose from our farm raised catfish, cut thin and tossed in a blend of cornmeal and
seasonings. Or try our traditional Cod Fillets, hand dipped in our own special batter
and fried to a golden brown. Served with Steak Fries and Cole Slaw.
Saturday Chicken n' Rice - 11 am to Close
Made from scratch. Our chicken tenderloin simminered in a hearty chicken gravy and
served atop a bed of seasoned rice along with two vegetables.
Sunday Homestyle Chicken -11 am to Close
Enjoy two chicken breast fillets dipped in fresh buttermilk and hand breaded in our
kitchen. Served with choice of two vegetables.

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The title of the next
Showcase of Stars at
Palm Grove is "Songs
for Everyone." It will be on
Saturday, July 16, at 7 p.m.
It will be an all guys night,
sorry, no sopranos. Admis-
sion is free and there will
be door prizes and 50/50.
Be entertained by your
very talented neighbors.
Donut Drop In/ Photo
Club Exhibit
Come to the Donut Drop-
In at the Orchid Club on
Saturday, July 9, from 8
a.m. to 10 a.m. You will also
be able to see some of the
great photos that were en-
tered into the Photography
Club's End-of-Year Compe-
tition by some of your fel-
low residents.
Photography Club
The Oak Run Photogra-
phy Club held its annual
End-of-Year Photo Compe-
tition at its June meeting.
Awards were presented to
the following members for
their photos.
Advanced Photogra-
pher/Pictorial Category:
Certificates of Excellence
to Anne Tuzzeo, Mike
Baker, Laurie Stamm and
NC Sizemore. Certificates
of Merit to Laurie Stamm,
Jim Carrell, NC Sizemore,
Nancy Frost, Frazer Crane
and Carolee Carter.
Honorable Mention Rib-
bons to Nancy Frost, Jim
Carrell, Carolee Carter,
Frazer Crane and Anne
Tuzzeo.
Learning Photogra-
pher/Pictorial Category:
Certificate of Excellence to
Larry DeLand.
Certificates of Merit to
Shelley Sizemore, Carol
Norton, Ron Roberts, Gail
Reilly, and Larry DeLand.
Honorable Mention Rib-
bons to Carol Norton, Gail
Reilly, and Muriel Koehler.
Advanced Photogra-
pher/Unrestricted Cate-
gory: Certificate of
Excellence to Jim Carrell.
Certificates of Merit to

Mike Baker and Carolee
Carter.
People's Choices
Awards: The accompany-
ing photos taken by the fol-
lowing were chosen by the
members as their favorites.
Advanced Photogra-
pher/Pictorial Category -
Carolee Carter
Learning Photogra-
pher/Pictorial Category -
Ron Roberts
Advanced Photogra-
pher/Unrestricted Cate-
gory - Jim Carrell
As indicated in the above
item, come to the July 9
Donut Drop-In to see a dis-
play of all photographs en-
tered into the competition.
For more information
call Carolee.
Do you remember?
Tune in channel 12 for
Len Teitler's presentation
of Donna Bolton's October
2010 Showcase of Stars,
with host Ron Manford. It
will air daily following
"FYI" at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
from July 8 to July 15.
ORHA-Sponsored Water
Resources Program
On Tuesday, July 12, at 1
p.m. in Palm Grove the
Marion County Water Re-
sources Coordinator will
hold a two-hour workshop
on micro-irrigation. The
goal is to make us aware of
"Florida Friendly Land-
scaping." There will be
demonstrations on how to
install micro-irrigation kits
that will be provided free
to anyone pledging to in-
stall them. The kit covers
approximately 175 feet of
landscaped area. This pro-
gram is for Oak Run resi-
dents only Questions? Call
Jim Waddell or any direc-
tor.
Genealogy Club
The Genealogy Club will
continue to meet over the
summer. Our next meeting
will be held on Friday, July
15, at 9:30 a.m. in the card
room of the Orchid Club. At
this meeting we are asking
everyone to talk about
their "Favorite Ancestor,"
and why they find them the
most interesting. Please
show where that ancestor
fits into your family tree.
We are very pleased with
the turnout at our meet-
ings, so we suggest that you
come early to obtain a seat.
There will be a sound sys-
tem for this meeting. You
are invited to bring any
guest visiting Oak Run.
Please become familiar
with our blog, http://orge-
nealogyblogspot.com/. We
can help your tree to grow.
Oak Run Veterans' Asso-
ciation
The next meeting of the
Oak Run Veterans' Associ-
ation will be on Wednes-
day, July 20, at 7 p.m. in the
Orchid club. We will honor
two of our veterans who
have passed away, Lt.
Colonel Charles Wilson
and John Weiss, Sr., both of
the U S Army Our speaker
will be Jesse Oswald from
the new Veterans Hospital
in The Villages. . He will
talk about the benefits that
are available to all eligible
veterans.
A big crowd was on hand
to welcome the Honor
Flightback on June 14. The
homecoming was very
emotional. A Navy swab

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"Captiva Sunset" by
Ron Roberts in the Oak
Run Photography
Club.

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wore his dress uniform and he
looked great. Can you imagine it still
fit? The next and perhaps last Honor
Flight from the Ocala International
Airport will take place on Oct. 27.
They already have over 60 WWII vet-
erans already signed on. Funds are
still needed to support this flight, so
if your club has not submitted a do-
nation yet, please get in touch with
Frazer Crane. Keep those flags
Oak Run Travel
Sunday, Sept. 4, is the date for a
wonderful, funny, heartwarming
play, "Steel Magnolias, plus a deli-
cious dinner at the Show Palace Din-
ner Theatre. Call Connie and Phil
Smith to join this trip.
Saturday, Sept. 24, will be the din-
ner at Ed Fletcher's Dinner Theatre
where you can enjoy "Leading
Ladies," an hilarious comedy about
two unemployed actors who try to
pass themselves off as heirs to a for-
tune except the heirs are heiresses.
Call Amelia Fiore to reserve your
seats for this trip. The price is only
$56.
The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg
has been ranked by the Michelin
Guide as the top museum in the
American South. This new building
is itself a work of art, and you can
enjoy all its beauty on Thursday, Nov
10.
We will have a docent tour of the
building and an explanation of Dali's
artwork. Lunch is available (on your
own) in the new cafe either inside or
outside by the water. The price of
this trip is only $38 and Jan and
JoAnn Flickinger will be available to
take your reservation. You will also
be able to take the tram (for 25 cents)
around the area for shops at the Bay-
walk.
Tennis Club
If you think it was hot on the ten-
nis courts in June, wait till the July
weather is upon us. Tuesday and
Thursday between the hours of 5-7
we have open tennis courts available
for anyone who would just like to hit
the ball around and have some

recreational tennis. For any new-
comers who want to play tennis, con-
tact Jim Harris for the men and
Sandy Wyler for the ladies. At the
courts there is a bulletin board with
valuable information.
You may not have seen our tennis
facilitator around much. We are not
sure what happened on his vacation
to the old country but we all wish
him the best of luck with his upcom-
ing surgery
We hope for a speedy recovery and
that we will see him on the courts
soon.
Royal Oaks Women's 18 Hole Golf
On Tuesday, June 28, we played
"Best Back Nine" and the net scores
on only holes 10 through 18 counted.
The winners were: First Flight - Elsa
Berbig 1st place, Pat Blackburn and
Dianna Love tied for 2nd place; Sec-
ond Flight - Carol Clark, Noreen
Salo, and Joan O'Brien tied for 1st
place; Third Flight - Ginger Drake
1st place, Kathy Kollar 2nd place.
Ginger Drake was "Closest to the
Pin" on the 16th hole.
ORWGA Winners
The Thursday ladies' 9 hole golf
league held a low net tournament on
June 23 at Spruce Creek Golf Course.
The following are the winners of that
tourney: Flight #1 Connie Bingham,
Marge Rymarcsuk and Marti Babb;
Flight #2 Bebe Hahne, Tina Mc-
Curry and Annette Carini; Flight #3
Evelyn Exell, Ruby Shepard and
Norma Erickson and Flight #4 Terri
Feeley, Mary Golab and Ann Hurr.
"Closest to the Pin" was won by
Linda Noel and Tina McCurry had
the only "Chip In".
Dodging the rain showers, the
ladies played again June 30 and the
following won that low net tourna-
ment: Flight #1 Connie Bingham,
Marti Babb, and Marge Rymarcsuk;
Flight #2 Tina McCurry, Donna Huff-
man and June Dickbernd; Flight #3
Sylvia Nagy, Olive Adler and Bebe
Hahne; Flight #4 Pat Tarman, Edith
Voss and Mary Golab. Olive Adler
won "Closest to the Pin" (way to go

Olive) and there were no "Chip Ins.
Royal Oaks Men's Golf
Unfortunately, Mother Nature did-
n't cooperate, and forced cancella-
tion of the closing round of the Red,
White and Blue tournament to cele-
brate Independence Day
So, awards were based on the first
day of play
The game was the best three net
scores, with one player hitting from
the blue tees, two from the white
tees, and one from the red tees. First
with a score of 206 were Emmet
Dowling, Larry Love, Ed Simnowitz,
and Chuck Engel. Second with a
score of 207 were Bob Gray, Ralph
Lavacca, Mike Madill, and Duke
Slayton. In third with a score of 208
were John Terry, Paul Valois, and
Virgil Hein.
Lunch was served as the awards
were handed out, and a good time
was had by all talking about all the
"good" shots that got away No more
tournaments until October, but look
for that announcement as the date
approaches.
Renaissance Women
There will be a late lunch on July
15 at 2 p.m. at Olive Garden on State
Road 200. Call Eileen at 352-854-
5952.
On Saturday, July 23, we will at-
tend an early movie, "Larry
Crowne," followed by a late lunch.
Call Gerri at 352-873-6868 or Lucinda
at 352-861-2232.
Send all items for this column to
Carol Ann Wheeler at democrat-
carol@deccacable.com no later
than the afternoon of the Friday be-
fore publication. Note there are no
hyphens in the address. If you wish
to call her, the number is in the Oak
Run directory. You may send pic-
tures asjpg attachments. Typed
copy or hard copy photos can be
placed in Carol's cubby across the
street from her house but should be
submitted earlier as they take
longer to process. The names of the
people in all photos must be in-
cluded.

Moose lodge activities
Friday, July 8: Country pork chop dinner with karaoke
by Randy Stanley beginning at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 9: TV sports, Queen of Hearts, Wings or
shrimp dinner with karaoke by Kenny Jackson all be-
ginning at 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 10: No Breakfast today, District 16 Meet-
ing at 1 p.m. All members and their guests should attend
and participate.
Monday, July 11: Moose Legion Mtg. at 6 p.m., Men's
General Mtg. at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 12: Meatloaf dinner with karaoke by
David Baldwin starting at 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 14: Cards/Pitch at 1 p.m., Fun Night,
bowling at 6 p.m., shuffleboard and Wii bowling tourna-
ments at 7 p.m.
Friday, July 15: Fish or shrimp dinner with live enter-
tainment by Ocala George at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 16: Higher Degree Mtg. at 1 p.m., Queen
of Hearts, Ham dinner and karaoke with Tim Petersen
all beginning at 5 p.m.
The lodge is at 10411 S.W 110th St., one mile north of
the State Road 200 main entrance of Oak Run.
Phone is 352-854-2200
For members and signed-in qualified guests only.

Amy Roberts joins

Oncology staff
The Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute (RBOI) is
pleased to announce that Amy Roberts, LCSW has joined
the staff in our Ocala Office, she will provide clinical so-
cial work services for our patients and their families
She received her Master of Social Work from Florida
State University She is a board member of the American
Cancer Society, a member the Association of Oncology
Social Workers and the National Association of Social
Workers.
RBOI has offered psychosocial support to people and
their families facing cancer for over 25 years. Currently
the company offers individual and family counseling,
monthly support groups and an annual cancer survivors'
summit (We Can Weekend).
RBOI has served the medical needs of Marion, Citrus
and Lake/Sumter Counties for 25 years and is the only
American College of Radiology accredited radiation fa-
cility in the area.

New classes and an intriguing
lecture at Master the Possibilities
and OTOW Lions Club installation
activities dominate the news.
Master the Possibilities
The Master the Possibilities
summer season is in full swing!
Next week, 18 classes and presen-
tations begin at the Master the
Possibilities learning Center (8415
S.W 80th St.) and all are open to
the public.
Of special interest is a lecture ti-
tled "What has Humanism Done
for You Lately?" This lecture will
be delivered by Reverend Mered-

OTOW

ith Garmon, Ph.D. You can join
this presentation by registering
online at www.masterthepossibil-
ities.com or by using the tele-
phone registration line, 854-3699.
This promises to be an interesting
and thought-provoking lecture!
OTOW Lions Club
The OTOW Lions Club held its
installation of officers dinner on
June 29 at the Candler Hills Com-
munity Center in OTOW President
Richard Spahn presided over the
event, and Past District Governor

E - The Environmental
Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: So
many chemicals in every-
day products are harmful
to our health and the envi-
ronment Why aren't we de-
veloping safer
alternatives? - Donna
Langston, Asheville, NC
Researchers today are
beginning to question the
safety of many chemicals
used in consumer prod-
ucts. Studies have linked
Bisphenol A (BPA), flame
retardants, phthalates and
many other chemicals
found in everyday prod-
ucts to a wide range of
health problems, including
cancer, learning and be-
havioral problems and re-
productive illnesses.
Despite the federal gov-
ernment's slowness in call-
ing for it, nonprofit labs
and for-profit companies
alike have been busy de-
veloping safer alternatives
to some of these harsher
chemicals. The brave new
world of "green chemistry,"
-'in which reducing or
eliminating the use or gen-
eration of hazardous sub-
stances is top priority in
the design, use and dis-
posal of products,-' is lead-
ing to a rash of new, safer
ingredients.
Companies looking to
put a "BPA-free" sticker on
their bottles, for instance,
can make them instead
with Eastman Tritan
copolyester, a plastic alter-
native that doesn't disrupt
hormones as Nalgene and
CamelBak do. Phtha-
lates-used to soften plas-
tic toys-can be replaced
with a product called
Grindsted Soft-N-Safe,
made from acetic acid and
castor oil from the castor
plant. Formaldehyde adhe-
sives used to make ply-

wood and other wood
products can be replaced
with soy-based resins,
wood fibers and plastic-
wood fibers.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
supports the effort through
its sponsorship of the Pres-
idential Green Chemistry
Challenge Awards. The an-
nual awards program rec-
ognizes and helps fund
efforts to reduce the
amount of hazardous sub-
stances released into the
environment or entering
the waste stream, and ef-
forts that reduce the public
health hazards associated
with the release of such
substances-'.

But while the EPA has
the power to spur green
chemistry, it is powerless
to ban many dangerous
chemicals in widespread
use. The 1976 law that still
governs use of many chem-
icals, the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), pre-
sumes that chemicals are
innocent until proven
guilty TSCA has failed to
require basic testing for
the toxicity of some 62,000
chemicals grandfathered
in when the law was first
passed.
"Once thought to pose lit-
tle likelihood of exposure,
we now know many chemi-
cals migrate from the ma-
terials and products in

which they're used---in-
cluding furniture, plastics
and food cans--'into our
bodies," reports the Safer
Chemicals, Healthy Fami-
lies campaign. The cam-
paign warns that just about
every American carries
hundreds of these chemi-
cals in their bloodstreams.
Senator Frank Lauten-
berg (D-NJ) recently intro-
duced a bill, the Safe
Chemicals Act, aimed at
overhauling the outdated

TSCA. It would require
safety testing of all existing
chemicals and would pro-
mote so-called green
chemistry and the develop-
ment of safe alternatives to
unsafe chemicals. The Act
would provide the EPA
with the authority it needs
to protect public health,
while enabling the market-
place to innovate safe
products, reports Richard
Denison of the Environ-
PLEASE SEE EARTH, PAGE 18

S JIM MAH
formerly of Bills Barber Shop, has joined Kathy the Barber

at Shades of Beauty
There will now be a master barber on duty 6 days a week.

mental Defense Fund. The
bill's sponsors say it ex-
pects to have widespread
support on both sides of
the partisan divide.
CONTACTS: Green
Chemistry Challenge
Awards,
www epa.gov/gcc/pubs/pgc
c/presgcc.html; Safer
Chemicals Healthy Fami-
lies, wwwsaferchemi-
cals. org; Environmental
Defense Fund,
www.edf org.
Dear EarthTalk: I'm
looking for the best places
to search for green jobs but
am having trouble locating
them on traditional job
search sites. Where should
I look? - H. Jenkins,
Biloxi, MS
With the environment
now high atop the public
agenda, green jobs are
more popular than ever.
Defined by eco.org (a lead-
ing green jobs website) as
any job in any company
where the primary focus is
on reducing the impacts of
our activities or products
on the environment, green
jobs serve to maximize ef-
ficient use of resources

while minimizing degrada-
tion of the planet from pol-
lution and waste. "Eco-jobs
can range from engineer-
ing a photovoltaic solar
cell to designing a building
for more energy efficiency
to landscaping a yard to
minimize erosion to find-
ing more sustainable
forestry techniques," re-
ports eco.org.
While you may be hard
pressed to find environ-
mental job opportunities
on general employment
search websites, sites like
eco.org that specialize in
green job listings can make
your search easy Also,
many general environmen-
tal sites have employment
sub-sections. Green job
seekers and employers
alike use these websites to
find each other and get
their work done, whether
in the non-profit or for-
profit worlds.
Eco.org prides itself on
hosting a wide range of list-
ings from colleges, envi-
ronmental and other
nonprofit groups, media
outlets and government
agencies. With Google and

Bing listing the site first for
the search term "eco," the
website generates hun-
dreds of thousands of page
visits per month from thou-
sands of green job seekers
and employers, and also
keeps its audience en-
gaged through social net-
working.
Another leader in the
field is the nonprofit Green
Jobs Network, which pro-
vides online services in-
cluding a green job board
and a 20,000 member
group on the professional
networking site Linkedln.
The group also uses its
GreenJobs.net website as a
platform for webinars, and
is the home of the fre-
quently updated Green
Collar Blog, which pro-
vides career resources and
information on the green
jobs sector
Environmental Career
Opportunities
(ecojobs.com) is another
tried and true source for
green job listings. Some
50,000 targeted job seekers
subscribe to the company's
bi-weekly newsletter that
contains unique green job

opportunities. Still other
places to look for green
jobs include EcoEm-
ploycom and the Environ-
mental Career Center.
Another site, Green-
jobs.com, focuses on job
opportunities specifically
in the renewable energy
sector. Jobseekers can use
the website to apply for
jobs, post their resume, ob-
tain guidance on finding
and applying for jobs, gain
background information
on the renewable energy
sector, and access a direc-
tory of relevant companies
and organizations. Em-
ployers can take advantage
of the firm's recruitment
services.
Browsing job listings at
other more general envi-
ronmental websites could
also turn up that perfect
opportunity Sustainable-
Business.com and the U.S.
Green Building Council
feature extensive green job
listings as sub-sections of
their websites. And yet an-
other way to find a green
job is to sniff around the
website of a company, or-
ganization or institution in

Unique opportunity with
the Hospice of Marion
County Journey Singers.
Hospice of Marion
County invites you to con-
sider a unique volunteer
service.
The Journey Singers
offer songs for healing and
comfort at the bedside of
the ill or dying. Our a
capella group offers music
ranging from liturgical,
secular, calming and
melodic pieces. Rehearsals
take place on Wednesday
afternoons at 3:30 p.m. at
the Hospice Education
Center
If you have experience
singing in 4-part harmony
and have a compassionate
heart, please call Kathy
Berning at 352-873-7441 for
more details.

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Born in Jacksonville, on Oct. 5, 1952, and
raised in the Jacksonville/Middleburg area,
the Rev. Alan Jefferson received a degree in
history from the University of North Florida,
and a Masters of Divinity from Candler
School of Theology at Emory University Mar-
ried to Ronda Jo Ryan, they have three chil-
dren; Becki, married to Shawn Lucas living
in Edgewater, with their son, Wyatt; Bo, mar-
ried to Crystal Wellman, along with 2-year-old
Tre (James Alan III), living in Crystal River;
and Tim, married to Jessica Bullion, with
children Tiffany, and Tyler, living in Lake-
land.
He was ordained a deacon in 1977 and re-
ceived his Elders Orders in 1979, serving ap-
pointments as an associate pastor at Brandon
First U.M.C., and as pastor of First U.M.C.
Reddick, First U.M.C. Hialeah, and Crystal
River U.M.C before serving as the District Su-
perintendent of the Southwest District.
During his ministry, he has been involved
in the local community serving on School Ad-
visory committee in the local High School,
United Way, Rotary Club, Lions Club, PTA,
as well as chaplain at local hospitals, Marion
County Volunteer Fire Dept., the Crystal
River High School football team, and the Cit-
rus County Sheriff's Office. He has always
tried to be involved with the local Ministerial
Association.

The Rev. Alan Jefferson
and his family. He is the
new pastor of Ocala West
United Methodist Church.

It's been three years
since Social Security's
Retirement Estimator
went online. Within
months of coming out, the
online application was
praised as one of the high-
est-rated online services
around, and it has consis-
tently remained so every
year.
Results from the Ameri-

can Customer Satisfaction
Index show Social Secu-
rity's online Retirement
Estimator in one of the
top two spots, with a score
of 90. (Social Security's
online benefit application
took the top spot.) The Re-
tirement Estimator ranks
higher than the websites
of any other public and
private sector agencies
and companies, including
the likes of Netflix and
Amazon.
Millions of people have
used the Retirement Esti-
mator. You may try it your-
self at
wwwsocialsecuritygov/es-
timator.
Now that Social Secu-
rity's most popular online
application is available in
Spanish at wwwseguroso-
cial.gov/calculador, even
more people can use the
Retirement Estimator.
The Retirement Estima-
tor is a convenient, se-
cure, and quick financial

planning tool that lets
workers calculate how
much they might expect to
receive in Social Security
benefits when they retire.
The attractive feature of
this calculator is that it
uses your earnings infor-
mation on file at Social
Security, without display-
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instant, personalized esti-
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ment benefits.
The Estimator even
gives you the opportunity
to run different scenarios
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For example, you can
change the date you ex-
pect to retire or change
expected future earnings
to create and compare dif-

ferent retirement options.
This can help you as you
plan ahead.
To use the Retirement
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enough Social Security
credits to qualify for bene-
fits and you cannot be cur-
rently receiving benefits.
Experience the best on-
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Retirement Estimator at
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sketched out your retire-
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where to go when the time
comes to apply for bene-
fits: online at www.so-
cialsecuritygov
Adon Williams is Social
Security district manager
in Ocala.

NEWS BRIEFS

Junior League seeks
Vendors for flea market
The Junior League of Ocala is a
non-profit organization committed to
improving the lives of women and
children through community out-
reach and public service. We will be
hosting The Junior League of Ocala's
16th annual Autumn Gift Market at
the College of Central Florida, 3001
S.W College Road, Ocala, on Sept. 23,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sept. 24
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $5
and all proceeds will benefit the

community projects of the Junior
League of Ocala.
The Autumn Gift Market is a
unique shopping experience and
will showcase boutique merchants
from throughout the southeast and
many local businesses. Entertain-
ment will be provided by local
groups and schools and there will be
food vendors and fun concessions.
For merchant, sponsorship, or
ticket information, please email
jloagm@gmail.com or visit www.ju-
niorleagueofocala.com or call 352-
368-0993.

Citizenship class
Are you interested in becoming a
U.S. citizen? You are welcome each
Monday, at 10:30 a.m., to come to the
Wok and Roll II restaurant near Big
Lots at 8602 S.W College Road (State
Road 200) for assistance in the appli-
cation and testing process required
by the U.S. Citizenship and Natural-
ization Service. The Literacy Min-
istry of College Road Baptist Church
will provide this free assistance and
all are welcome. For more informa-
tion, please call 352-854-6981 or 352-
237-5741.

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